Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> __/ [ [H]omer ] on Wednesday 16 August 2006 09:54 \__
>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>> Seller recommends fruit.
>> Good point, but it's unlikely to come to fruition [groan], unless
>> antitrust cases force MS to stop their endless campaign of OEM
>> interference. Selling <blank> systems is the first step; selling
>> preinstalled Linux systems is the next; ultimately the <company>
>> recommends <product> bullshit has to go.
> Definitely. I think that David Ferguson who, at the time, addressed
> the European Commission, alluded to this issue. It not only robs
> Linux users from cheaper options (mass-production), but also
> confuses many innocent buyers.
Actually one way of dealing with the "bribery" problem, would be to
force OEM to be more honest about the nature of their
"recommendations", such as:
"Levono receives a substantial volume licence discount for the Windows
Operating System from Microsoft, but only under the condition that we
display the following advertisement: 'Levono Recommends Windows'."
Then again, part of the "condition" is probably the non-disclosure of
their volume licence discount agreement.
I can see now why the FBI has such a particularly tough time
investigating cases involving blackmail.
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K.
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